U.S. Department of Homeland Security Begins Operations, January 24, 2003

The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively. Date: July 6, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

Air France retires its fleet of Concorde aircraft. Date: May 31, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Haifa Bus 37 Suicide Bombing Kills 17 Civilians March 5, 2003Yugoslavia Adopts New Constitution, Forms Serbia-Montenegro Confederacy…

The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida. Date: June 20, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Friendly Fire A-10 Attack Kills British Soldier in Iraq March 28, 2003George W. Bush Announces Iraq…

AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day. Date: July 15, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Northeast US and Canada Blackout August 14, 2003Boumerdès Earthquake in Algeria…

192 people die when an arsonist sets fire to a subway train in Daegu, South Korea. Date: February 18, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Air Midwest Flight 5481 Crashes at Charlotte-Douglas Airport January…